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Yesterday: a long bottling session, taking the contents of 12 DJs of various sizes and putting them in 59 bottles.
Mainly Grapefest 2011 and 2012 reds and rosés. I'm particularly chuffed with my 2011 Sangiovese. I feared I'd lose most of it to H2S (a bit late treating it), but it has turned out to be one of my best wines to date. I have a rather good (IMO) Sangiovese/Merlot blend, which will probably appear at Grapefest 2014.
This hasn't helped me clearing room for my 2013 Grapfest fermenters, because unfortunately empty Djs take up exactly the same amount of space as full onesPete the Instructor
It looks like Phil Donahue throwing up into a tuba
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Originally posted by goldseal View Post-----snip-----
This hasn't helped me clearing room for my 2013 Grapfest fermenters, because unfortunately empty Djs take up exactly the same amount of space as full onesWomen will never be equal to men until they can walk down the street with a bald head and a beer gut, and still think they are sexy.
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Nothing going on today. Nothing tomorrow either.
This is Not Good.
Normally by this time all my Grapefest stuff is cleaned, packed and ready to load into the car.
This year nothing will happen until Friday morning. Fingers crossed I haven't forgotten anything.Pete the Instructor
It looks like Phil Donahue throwing up into a tuba
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Originally posted by goldseal View PostNothing going on today. Nothing tomorrow either.
This is Not Good.
Normally by this time all my Grapefest stuff is cleaned, packed and ready to load into the car.
This year nothing will happen until Friday morning. Fingers crossed I haven't forgotten anything.
A) The car is being picked up tomorrow morning to be taken to the body shop for repair (long story!!).
B) REALLY REALLY busy at work at the mo (12/13 hour days is norm at the moment)
Hopefully, the car will be back for friday. Then it's a case of sort everything out, pack car, go to work for a few hours Saturday morning, jump on the A1 and fly up to Yorkshire. Damn you work!!!!"There are 10 types of people who understand Binary; those that do and those that don't.........."
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Lots going on here. We picked about 350 lbs of local grapes last weekend - 120 white and 225 red. All happily fermenting away. Next weekend I'm picking my own grapes, plus have another 150 lbs of whites coming from a local vineyard. Then another 30 gallons of white juice on the 29th. The first week of October, I'm taking delivery of 500 lbs Cab Sauvignon and Cab Franc from out west in Washington state. Further down the road, there are 350 lbs of frozen Pinot Noir grapes arriving from Sonoma, California in the November/December timeframe.
Busy busy year.Steve
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Originally posted by Cellar_Rat View Post350lbs! What sort of drum do they come in?
Steve
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Sorted the crusher destemmer for Saturday (was stuck and needed persuasion to work)
tested the pressure washer (didnt work) and couldn't fix, so new one ordered and picking up on thursday after work.
sorted the order and delivery, and moved the curry booking to 8pm
need a wine!N.G.W.B.J.
Member of 5 Towns Wine and Beer Makers Society (Yorkshire's newest)
Wine, mead and beer maker
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Well, not so much today, but the last few weeks has been sorting out the garage, and shifting stuff down to the new shed to make some room. So I can now move in the winery and I've off loaded my old 5 gallon all grain kit to my neighbour over the road, and done a brew with him to show him the ropes of what it's all about.
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Lots of stuff going on today. My Marquette has finished fermenting, so I'll transfer it into an American oak barrel and inoculate for MLF. But first I have to play musical barrels. 30 gals 2012 Merlot is coming out of two barrels and being blended (will bottle next weekend), and being replaced with 2012 Syrah and 2013 Marquette.
I was going to pick grapes today, but they are still not quite ripe. I think next weekend I'll have to either use 'em or lose 'em to possible frost. If they are still under ripe, I may just press them and make a big batch of rosé. You know that saying, "when life gives you lemons"...Steve
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